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Table 1 Summary of patient samples and demographic per group

From: Temporal bacterial and metabolic development of the preterm gut reveals specific signatures in health and disease

 

Control (n = 28)

NEC (n = 7)

P value

Number of stool samples

520

121

–

Gestation (weeks)a

27 (24–30)

26 (23–30)

0.599

Birth weight (g)a

910 (545–1810)

760 (500–1470)

0.416

Birth mode (CS/vaginal)

15/13

3/4

1.0

Gender (male/female)

20/8

3/4

0.345

Antibiotic prediagnosis (days)a

–

14 (2–26)

–

Antibiotic total (days)a

4.5 (2–31)

29 (6–44)

0.0002

  1. aMedian (range)